Corn-husker and ensilage-cutter.



No. 804,434. PATENTED NOV. 14, 1905. A. ROSBNTHAL. CORN HUSKBR ANDENSILAGE CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 17. 1902.

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CORN HUSKER'AND ENSILAGE CUTTER,

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AUGUST ROSENTHAL, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO ROSEN- THALMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF MILWAUKEE, \VISCONSIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1905.

Application filed October 17, 1902. Serial No. 127,632.

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Be it known that I, Anensr RosnNTr-IAL, residing at Milwaukee, in thecounty of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Corn-Huskers and Ensilage-Gutters, of which thefollowing is a description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which are a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in corn-huskers andensilage-cutters.

The primary object of the invention is to promote the general efficiencyof the machine as a whole, whereby the mechanism and mode of operationare simplified.

A further object is the provision of means whereby any shelled kernelsof corn which may pass between and below the husking-rolls in the travelof the ears along said rolls are prevented from passing to the cuttingand blowing mechanisms and compelled to travel to a special point ofdischarge, and duringthe course of such travel are subjected to theaction of mechanism for separating all dross or dirt and lighterparticles therefrom.

With the above and other incidental objects in view the inventionconsists of the devices and parts or their equivalents, as hereinafterset forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of thecomplete machine, parts broken away. Fig. 2 is an elevation of theopposite side. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the complete machine. Fig. I isa rear end view. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal central section. Fig. 6 is across-section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a view of a fragmentof the machine, showing one of the conveyers, said conveyer being inlongitudinal section. Fig. 8 is a fragment on the line 8 8 of Fig. 2.Fig. 9 is a cross-section of the hopper and rolls. Fig. 10 is an endview of the bearing-boxes at the ends of the journals of thehuskingrolls. Fig. 11 is aview of the main-belt pulley and the clutchmechanism in connection therewith. Fig. 12 is a transverse section ofFig. 11, and Fig. 13 is a detail view of a portion of the clutchmechanism.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 14 indicates the lower portion ortruck of the machine, which for the sake of portability is preferablymounted upon wheels 15. Mounted upon the truck is a box-like structureor frame 16, preferably of rectangular form,

and within which is contained the principal parts of the operatingmechanism.

Outside of and parallel with one end of the frame and supported insuitable bearings is the main drive-shaft 17, upon one end of which is apulley 18. Around this pulley passes a belt 19, leading from anysuitable source of power. Upon the opposite end of shaft 17 is afly-wheel 20. Pulley 18 is preferably mounted on shaft 17, so as to runfast or loose thereon. This is accomplished bysuitable clutch mechanism.(Shown most clearly in Figs. 11, 12, and 18 of the drawings.) Referringto this mechanism, the numeral 21 indicates a sleeve, which is keyed tothe shaft by means of a key 22. Surrounding sleeve 21 is an outer sleeve23, and into this sleeve extends the key 22, so that said key not onlyserves to fixedly secure sleeve 21 to the shaft, but also secures sleeve23 slidingly to said sleeve 21. The outer sleeve 23 forms the hub of awheel 24, the periphery of said wheel being beveled downwardlyoutwardly. This beveled periphery is preferably formed or made up of aseries of beveled blocks 25, placed end to end and secured to and aroundthe periphery proper of the wheel, as most clearly shown in Figs. 3 and4:. The beveled periphery of wheel 24 matches and is adapted to be movedinto and out of engagement with the under beveled surface 26 of thepulley 18. The sliding movement of the sleeve 23 and the wheel 24c, ofwhich said sleeve forms the hub, is effected by means of a lever 27,which is pivoted at the point 28. The outer end of this lever isbifurcated or forked, and the furcate arms are apertnred to receive lugs29 29. extending from diametrically opposite points of a ring 30, whichring is seated in an annular groove 31, formed in the outer sleeve 23.It is obvious that by turning this lever the wheel 24. may be throwninto more or less frictional engagement with the pulley 18, inaccordance with the direction of turning of the lever. Of course whenthe two clutch members formed by the matching beveled surfaces arethrown into lirm frictional engagement the rotation of the pulley 18, byreason of the drive-belt passing therearound, is imparted to thedrive-shaft 17. On the other hand, when the frictional engagement of thetwo beveled surfaces is decreased the pulley is allowed to rotate freelyon the driveshaft without imparting rotation to said shaft.

The lever 27 near its inner end is supported on the horizontal ledge ofa bracket 32 and may be releasably secured thereto by means of a pin 33,passed through an opening in the lever and engaging a registeringopening in the bracket.

Below the main drive-shaft17 and supported in suitable bearings 34,extending upward] y from a forward extension of the truck, is a shaft35. On this shaft is mounted a series of cutting or shredding knives 36(see particularly Fig. 5) and also a series of breakers 37. The shaft 35passes through, and the knives and breakers are surrounded by, a casing38. Secured to the framework and extending into this casing is a fixedknife or shredder 39, which is so positioned that as the knives 36 arerotated with the shaft said knives will, in connection with the fixedknife, effect a shear cut or shred of the material fed into theshredder-casing. Also within the casing 38 and extending downwardly fromthe top thereof at a rearward incline is a guard or deflecting-board 40,which prevents the shredded material from being forced rearwardly by theknives into the gearing located immediately to the rear thereof. Also onthe shaft 35 and near one end thereof is a fan 41, (shown by dottedlines in Fig. 2,) and surrounding this fan is a casing 42. The inner endof this casing is in communication with the casing 38, so that the cutand shredded material in the casing 38 is free to pass there from intothe casing 42, to be there acted upon by the fan and forced by said fanup a conduit 43, leading from the casing 42 and extending to a place ofdeposit.

The belt 19, which passes over the pulley 18 of the drive-shaft, is alsocarried down and around a pulley 44 near one end of shaft 35, and hencethe rotation of the main driveshaft is thereby imparted to shaft 35. Onthe same end of shaft 35 is a fiy-wheel 45.

The top of the frame 16 is open and is made in hopper-like form by theprovision of inwardly-inclined boards 46 46, secured to the top edges ofthe opposite side pieces of the frame 16. Hinged to the outer edges ofthese boards are wings 47 47. Depending from and hinged to the underside of these wings are bars 48 48. Each bar passes freely through aneye at the outer end of a bracket 49, and each bar is provided with aseries of perforations 50, through any of which a pin 51 may be passed,and which pin is adapted to rest on top of the horizontal arm of thebracket, and thereby hold the wing at adj usted position. In Fig. 6 ofthe drawings one of the wings is shown raised to a considerable extentand the other wing lowered to its full extent. One of the objects of thewings is to act as protectors for the gearing or other partstherebeneath and adjacent to the outside of the side pieces of the frame16, serving to prevent the cornstalks when carelessly de- 1ally-projecting stud 65.

posited in the hopper from falling down the outside of the frame andbecoming entangled with the gearing or other parts beneath the wings. Itfrequently happens that the machine is so positioned that it is moreconvenient'to feed the cornstalks to the hopper entirely from one sideof the machine. It is for this reason that I provide for theadjustability of the wings. When it is desired to feed the cornstalks inthe manner referred to, the wing on the side of the machine from whichthe feeding is being done is lowered to the required extent to permitthe cornstalks to freely enter the hopper, while the opposite Wing israised considerably, so as to provide a guard to prevent the cornstalkswhich are thrown into the hopper from escaping over that side of themachine.

The hopper is provided with a bottom piece 52, which extends from therear end of the machine forwardly at a declination. terminates short ofthe forward end of the machine, so as to leave an opening 53 ofconsiderable width. At the front edge of the bottom board and projectingdownwardly therefrom for a short distance and extending across the frame16 is a transverse board 54, which acts as a guard to prevent thecornstalks from passing in the first place directly beneath the bottomof the hopper and onto referred to.

Immediately below the front edge of the bottom board 52 and journaled inthe side pieces of the frame 16 is a transverse shaft 55. On this shaftare mounteda plurality of saws 56, preferably of circular form. Anydesired number of these saws may be employed; but I prefer to employthree of said saws, as shown clearly in Figs. 3 and 6. As will be seenfrom Fig. 5, both the bottom board 52 and the transverse board 54 areslitted so as not to interfere with the free rotation of the saws. Atthe outer end of the throat or opening 53 is another transverse shaft5'7, which has its bearings in the sides of the frame 16. On this shaftis mounted a single saw 58, also preferably of circular form.

the husking portions of the rolls hereinafter The forward end piece ofthe hopper is slitted, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, so as not tointerfere with the rotation of this saw.

Means should be provided for rotating the shaft carrying the saws 56 andthe shaft carrying the saw 58 toward each other. The specific meansillustrated in the drawings for accomplishing this consists in mountingon the main d rive-shaft a sprocket-wheel 59, around which asprocket-chain 60 passes, which chain leads to and around asprocket-wheel 61, mounted on the forward saw-carrying shaft 57. Shaft57 has also mounted thereon another sprocket-wheel 62, around whichpasses a sprocket-chain 63, which leads to and around a sprocket-wheel64, mounted upon a later- This stud has also mounted thereon a toothedwheel 66, which is in mesh with a similar wheel 67, mounted on the innersaw-carrying shaft 55. From the connection described it will be evidentthat the two saw-carrying shafts are compelled to rotate toward eachother or in the direction of the arrows shown in Fig. 5.

Arranged longitudinally in the hopper and at a desired distance belowthe saws and eX- tending from the front end of the hopper rearwardly atan incline are a series of huskingrollers. In the accompanying drawingsI have shown four of these rollers and have indicated the outer rolls bythe numerals 68 68 and the inner rolls by the numerals 69 69. Theforward ends of these rolls are the separating portions thereof-that isto say, at these portions of the rolls the cornstalks are separated fromthe ears. The forward separating portion of each roll is tapered, thetaper being toward the forward end of the machine, and on the taperedportion each roll is provided with diametrically opposite out standingannular beads or ribs 70. The ends of the ribs of eachdiametricallyopposite pair do not quite meet, so that slight spaces areleft between said ends. The outer rolls 68 from the inner ends of thetapered portions rearwardly are smooth and from points thereofapproximately beneath the inner saws and to the rear ends thereof areprovided with a suitable number of projecting husking-pins71. The innerrolls 69 are provided along their surfaces, commencing at a point justback of their tapered forward ends and continuing rearwardly throughoutthe length of said rolls, with series of elongated grooves or recesses72, preferably two series, located diametrically opposite each other andextending diametrically partly around the rolls. The inner rolls arealso provided with elongated recesses 73, extendinglengthwise of saidrolls and commencing at the forward tapered ends and continuing aboutthe distance of the length of the throat or opening53 of the hopper.These recesses are adapted for the accommodation of elongated nippers74, arranged lengthwise of the outer rolls 68 and positionedcorrespondingly to the location of the recesses 72 and of acorresponding length to said recesses. In view of the provision of therecesses 73 it is necessary that the elongated recesses 72 on thisportion of the rolls 69 should be opposite to the position of saidrecesses 72 on the remaining portion of said rolls, as clearly indicatedin Fig. 5; The ribs at the forward tapered end of each roll tend to pullthe cornstalks between the rolls and permit said stalks to work down tothe more contracted spaces between the rolls, the final separation ofthe stalks from the ears being accomplished by means of the nippers 74.As is usual in this class of machines, the ears of corn which are thussevered from the stalk slide down the rolls onto the husking portionsthereof and are there acted upon by the husking-pins 71 of the outerrolls and stripped of their husks, the said pins in the revolution ofthe outer rolls passing into the recesses 72. The cornstalks which aresevered from the ears and which pass between the rolls are subjected tothe operations hereinafter more fully set forth.

The hashing-rolls are rotated through the medium of the followinggearing: On the main drive-shaft is a beveled gear 75, which meshes witha similar gear 76 at the end of the journal of one of the rolls. Theopposite journals of all of said rolls carry intermeshing gear-wheels77. It follows that when the beveled gear 76 is rotated by the rotationof the beveled gear all of the several corn-husking rolls will berotated by reason of the intermeshing gears 77.

To provide for the ears of corn arranging themselves singly upon thehuskiug portions of the rolls instead of piling one upon the other, Iprovide two swinging or pivoted plates 78 and 79, which are mounted toswing on transverse shafts 80 and 81. It is evident that should the earsarrange themselves one on top of the other when said ears contact withthe swinging plates referred to said plates will have a tendency toretard the uppermost ears and allow the under ear to first slide alongthe husking portions of the rolls. To provide positively for theaccomplishmentof this, I prefer to provide intermediate of the twoswinging plates a series of radiating fingers 82, disposed along thelength of and mounted to rotate with a shaft 83. Rotation is imparted tothis shaft by means of a crossed belt 81 passing around a pulley 85 onthe shaft 83 and also around a pulley 86 on the shaft on the innersaw-carrying shaft.

The rear ends of the husking-rolls project through an opening 87 in therear end piece of the frame and are supported in suitable bearings. Thisopening is large enoughto permit the husked ears to readily passtherethrough. If no means were provided to guard against it, the huskedears of corn might lodge and collect on these bearings of the rolls. Itherefore provide mechanism for preventing this, consisting of a seriesof beater-arms 88, arranged along and extending from a transverse shaft89. The beater-arms extend into the opening 87 and the shaft 89 isrotated in a direction to cause the arms to beat or carry the earsoutwardly, and thereby prevent said ears from collecting on the rearbearings of the rolls. The shaft 89 is preferably rotated by means ofasprocket-chain 90 passing around a sprocket-wheel 91 on said shaft andextending upwardly and around a similar sprocketwheel 92 on the innersaw-carrying shaft. The beater-arms furthermore act as a guard toprevent a person from running his lingers in through the opening 87 andbecoming caught by the rotating rolls. Extending over the beater-shaftis a curved hood 93, which prevents the ears of corn caught by thebeaterarms from flying upwardly.

The ends of the husking-rolls are journaled in suitable bearings at thefront and rear of the frame 16. It frequently happens that hardsubstances get in between the huskingrolls, and hence it is desirablethat the bearings of said rolls should be yielding. 1 therefore mountthe front journals of three of the rolls and the corresponding rearjournals of said rolls in laterally movable or yielding bearings. Thebearings for the forward journals are shown in detail in Fig. 10. Theforward journals of both the outer rolls are movable, and the forwardjournal of one of the inner rolls is also movable. The movable journalsfor the outer rolls are indicated by the numerals 94 94 and the movablejournal of one of the inner rolls by the numeral 95. The forward journalof the other inner roll is mounted in a fixed bearing 96. It will beunderstood that the bearings for the rear journals of the rolls aresimilar to the front bearings just described and wherever they show inthe drawings are designated by the same reference-numerals. The movablebearings for the forward journals of one of the outer rolls and theadjacent inner roll work in a guide-slot 97. and the movable bearing forthe journal of the other outer roll works in a guide-slot 98, (see Fig.10,) the upper wall of said slots being formed by an arch -shaped piece99. The outer sides of the movable bearings for the front journals areprovided with depending lugs 100,which lit against the outer side of theframework, and hence the rolls are prevented from longitudinal playrearwardly. The movable bearings for the rear journals are guided intheir movement by means of depending hook-like projections 101, whichextend beneath the framework, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, said hook-likeprojections also serving to prevent the rear ends of the rolls fromjumping upwardly. The outer movable bearings for the journals at boththe front and rear ends of the rolls are pressed against by rubberbuffers 102 102, and the degree of pressure of these buffers isregulated by means of set-screws 103 103. It will be evident from theconstruction described that should any hard substances get in betweenthe rolls said rolls will yield laterally, and thereby permit saidsubstances to pass therebetween without danger of damage to any of theparts.

Below the husking-rolls is an endless conveyer 104, which is preferablyarranged at a gradual incline from the rear end of the machineforwardly. suitable form, but preferably consists of endlesssprocket-chains connected by transverse slats, as shown. The belt passesaround two rollers 105 and 106, arranged, respectively, at opposite endsof the machine, said rollers provided with sprocket-teeth for theengagement The belt may be of any.

therewith of the sprocket-chains of the endless conveyer. The upperportion of the endless conveyer passes over a slatted platform 107 andthe lower portion thereof over a solid platform or flooring 108. Thejournals of the rear roller 106 of the endless conveyer 104 arepreferably mounted in an adjustable bearingbox 109, movable in aguideway 110, the adjustability being secured by means of anadjustingscrew 111. By this provision any slack which may occur in theconveyer may be readily taken up. The means for driving the endlessconveyer consists of an endless sprocket-chain 112, which passes arounda sprocket-wheel 113, mounted on the driveshaft17, and also aroundasprocket-wheel 114, mounted on atransverse shaft 115. This shaft hasalso mounted thereon a toothed pinion 116, which gears into a largertoothed wheel 117, mounted on one of the end journals of the forwardroll 105 of the conveyer. By this connection the endless conveyerispositively driven.

Arranged in the space between the forward end of the conveyer 104 andthe mouth or opening of the shredder-casing 38 are two feed-rolls 118and 119, the latter being arranged immediately above the former. Bothrolls are provided longitudinally with ribs, as shown most clearly inFig. 1, and which ribs serve to crush the material passing between therolls. The journals of the upper feed-roll are preferably mounted inmovable or yielding bearing-boxes 120, movable in guideways similar to121 and being held downwardly yieldingly by a coiled spring 122, actingagainst the upper side of the bearing. The upper roll is permitted bythis construction to yield upwardly, and thereby permit said roll toregulateitself to inequalities in the material fed therebetween. The twofeed-rolls are rotated in a direction to carry or feed the materialpassing therebetween into the shredder-casing. This is accomplished by asystem of gearing shown most clearly in Fig. 1. A toothed wheel 117 onthe journal of the forward roll 105 of the conveyer 104 meshes with atoothed wheel 123 on a shaft 124. This toothed wheel 123 in turn mesheswith a pinion 125 on the extended journal of the lower feed-roll, andthereby causes the rotation of said lower feed-roll. of the lowerfeed-roll is imparted to the upper feed-roll by means of intermeshingtoothed wheels 126 and 127, arranged, respectively, on the journals ofsaid rolls.

At the rear edge of the solid platform 108, which is located beneath theconveyer 104, and extending transversely of the machine is ashaking-trough 128, having a perforated bottom formed of wire screen orinto a series of open meshes or perforations. This trough is suspendedfrom pivoted hangers 129 and 130. (See Fig. 6.) The former hanger issecured at its lower end fixedly to the trough, while The rotation thelatter hanger is pivotally connected to the end of the trough. Thetrough is on a gradual decline toward its discharge end, as most clearlyshown in Figs. 4 and 5. The trough is adapted to have a shaking oragitating movement imparted thereto by any desirable mechanism. In thedrawings I show a special form of mechanism for this purpose, consistingof an arm 131, which is pivoted at its inner end to the under side ofthe trough. The outer end of this arm is pivotally connected to the longarm of a bell-crank lever 132. The short arm of this bell-crank leverhas pivoted thereto a link 133, and the upper end of this link isconnected to a wrist-pin extending from a crank-disk 134. This crankdiskis mounted on a short stub 135, and this stub has also mounted thereon apinion 136, which pinion is in mesh with a large toothed wheel 137 onthe end of shaft 89. From this connection it will be evident that therotation of shaft 89 is imparted to stub 135 and this causes rotation ofthe crank-disk 134, and consequently a reciprocating movement isimparted to link 133, and through the connected bell-crank lever 132 aback-and-forth motion is given to arm 131, and consequently the trough128 is shaken or agitated. The stub 135 has also mounted thereon asprocketwheel 137, and around this sprocket-wheel passes asprocket-chain 138, which chain also passes around a sprocket-wheel 139on the shaft 140 of an endless carrier 141.

The trough 128, as stated, extends across the machine, and its dischargeend leads into the casing 142 of an endless conveyer 143. This endlessconveyer may be of any desired form; but I prefer to employ merely asingle sprocket-chain having a series of transverse slats connected at amedial point thereto, as most clearly shown in Fig. 7. The chain at thelower end of the casing passes around an idle sprocket-wheel 144,mounted on a stud 145, and at the upper end of the casing the chainpasses around a sprocket-wheel 146, mounted on a short shaft 147. On oneof the outer ends of shaft 147 is a sprocket-wheel 148, and around thissprocket-wheel passes a sprocket-chain 149. Chain 149 leads to andaround a sprocket-wheel 150 on shaft 57. By this connection the conveyer143 is positively driven. On the opposite end of shaft 147 is abelt-wheel 151, around which passes an endless belt 152, said beltleading to and around a small belt-wheel 153 on a shaft 154. This shaftis surrounded by a fan-casing 155, the end of said casing provided witha series of openings 156 for the ingress of air. The fan is of theordinary constructionthat is, consists of a series of blades or wings157, radiating from the shaft and inclosed by the easing. The fan-casinghas extending therefrom a pipe or conduit 158, which leads to the upperforward end of the conveyer-casing 142. Arranged just within the upperforward end of the conveyer-casing 142 area series oflongitudinally-disposed slats or fingers 159. (See Figs. 7 and 8.) Theseslats or fingers extend over a conduit 160. This conduit is provided onopposite sides and at its lower end with hooks 161 161, to which a bag(not shown) may be connected. Just in advance of the conduit is abox-like structure 162, which is provided with an inclined bottomforming a slide, as most clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 8. The front ofthis box-like frame is open, and the lower end thereof leads to and isadapted to discharge upon the endless conveyer 104.

As will be seen from Figs. 6 and 9 of the drawings, the upper portion ofthe box-like frame 16 converges to the husking-rolls, the convergingbeing effected by the provision of inclined inner boards 163 163,leading down to and directly above the outer huskingrolls. Over thecenter of the inner rolls is a deflect ing and separating bar 164,having its opposite sides inclined. By this arrangement the cornstalksdeposited in the hopper are separated, and the separated portions areguided, respectively, to the two pair of rolls.

In the operation of my invention rotation is imparted to the main shaft17, and this through the described connections and gearing causesmovement to be imparted to the several rotatable and movable portions ofthe machine. Tied bundles of cornstalks are fed into the hopper in themanner hereinbefore described with the ears of cornstalks pointingtoward the rear of the machine. The rotation of the saws 56 will effectthe cutting of the band or cord of a bundle, while the rotation of thesaw 58 toward the saws 56 tends to thrust the bundle downward throughthe throat or opening 53 with the ears of the cornstalks uppermost andat the same time separate or divide the entangled cornstalks. The saws56 also tend to assist in thrusting the cornstalks downwardly throughthe opening 53. The annular ribs 70 of the upper or forward ends of thehusking-rolls grasp the cornstalks and 1 1o carry them between the rollsand also to the more restricted spaces between these portions of therolls and toward a vertical or upright position. The nippers 74 now comeinto play and sever the stalks from the ears, and the stalks so severeddrop onto the conveyer-belt 104 and are conveyed thereby to and betweenthe feed-rolls 118 and 119 and thence to the cutting and shreddingmechanism, where they are acted upon by the knives and heaters,

which cut and tear the stalks into shreds, and these cutor shreddedportions are drawn into the fan-casing 42, where they are acted upon bythe fan and forced up the conduit 43 to the place of delivery. of courseleft on the top surfaces of the husking-rolls and slide down said rolls,but before leaving the rear ends thereof are acted upon by thehusking-pins 71, and thereby stripped of their husks, the said h uskspassing between 3 IOC The ears of corn are the rolls and being caught bythe conveyer 1 and carried thereby between the feedrolls 118 and 119 andthence to the cutting and shredding mechanism and after being cut andshredded pass into the fan-casing, where they are acted upon by the fanand forced upwardly in the conduit 43. The recesses 72 of thebushing-rolls serve to split the points of the nubbins of the ears. Thehusked ears pass off the rear ends of the rolls and onto the conveyer141, by which they are carried to any suitable point of delivery. If inthe operation of husking any corn should be shelled from the ears andpass between the rolls, said shelled corn will fall onto the slattedplatform 107 and thence pass through the interstices or openings of saidplatform onto the solid platform or flooring 108. The shelled corn thusdeposited on the platform or flooring 108 is caught by the slats of theconveyer 10 1 and carried alongand deposited thereby into the trough128. As a sl'iaking or agitating movement is imparted to this trough,dirt or sediment is separated from the shelled corn and permitted topass through the screened bottom of the trough. In view of the fact thatthe trough is inclined the kernels of corn slide down the inclinedbottom into the conveyer-casing 14:2 and are carried along said casingby the conveyer 14:3, and when they reach the upper forward end of saidconveyer they encounter the air-blast from the fan 157, which blastserves to blow the lighter particles over the fingers 159 and into thebox-like structure 162. These lighter particles then pass down theinclined slide 162 of said box-like structure and thence onto the slats107 and carried into the cutter and shredder casing. The kernels of cornwhich are carried along the conveyer-casing 142 and which are heavyenough to resist the air-blast when they reach the fingers 159 passthrough the spaces between said fingers and into the conduit 160 andthence into the bag which is connected to the lower end of said conduit,while any kernels of corn which may accidentally pass over the lingers159 will be again carried through the same course until they are finallydeposited in the bag.

In case ensilage is fed into the hopper and where the ears on theensilage-stalks are to be separated from the stalks and husked themachine remains as shown in the accompanying drawings. In some cases itis desirable in the case of ensilage to cut up the ears as well as thestalks. In such cases in my machine all that is necessary to be done isto remove the several husking-rollers.

While in the foregoingdescription I have described sprocket-chainconnections for transferring rotation and in other instances plain beltspassing around pulley-wheels, ,vet I do not wish tobe understood asrestricting myself specifically thereto, inasmuch as other desirable andcommon means for transferring rotation from one part to another may besubstituted therefor without departing from the spirit and scope of myinvention.

hat I claim as my invention is- 1. In a corn-husker, the combination ofa hopper, bushing-rolls arranged longitudinally therein and supported insuitable bearings at the front and rear of the machine, means forrotating said rolls toward each other, a shaft above the lowerdischarging ends of the rolls, said shaft provided with a series ofprojecting arms, and means for rotating said shaft in adirection tocompel the arms to act on the ears of corn which travel along the rollsand sweep said ears off the rear bearings of the rolls.

2. In a corn-husker and ensilage-cutter, the combination of a hopper,husking-rolls arranged longitudinally therein, means for rotating saidrolls toward each other, a disintegrating device, a slatted platformbelow the husking-rolls, a solid platform below the slatted platform, anendless conveyer passing over the two platforms, and adapted forconveying material passing between the rolls and caught by the slattedplatform to the disintegrating device, and a shaking-trough at one endof the conveyer, and provided with a perforated or reticulated bottom,said trough adapted to receive the material which passes through theslatted platform and falls on the solid platform, the said materialbeing carried by the conveyer over the solid platform to the trough.

3. In a corn-husker and ensilage-cutter, the combination of a hopper,husking-rolls ar ranged longitudinally therein, means for rotating saidrolls toward each other, a disintegrating device, a slatted platformbelow the husking-rolls, a solid platform below the slatted platform, anendless conveyer passing over the two platforms and adapted forconveying material passing between the rolls and falling on to theslatted platform to the disintegrating device, a. shaking-trough at oneend of the conveyer and provided with a perforated or reticulatedbottom, said trough adapted to receive the material which passes throughthe slatted platform and falls onto the solid platform, the saidmaterial being carried by the conveyer from the solid platform tothetrough, a movable conveyer to which the material is conducted by thetrough, and means for discharging the lighter particles of the materialfrom said conveyer and conducting said par ticles back to the slattedplatform, means acting on the material carried by said conveyer andadapted for separating the lighter particles from the heavier, and meansfor conducting said separated heavier particles to a place of deposit.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AUGUST ROSENTHAL.

Vitnesses:

A. L. hIORSELL, ANNA V. FAUsT.

